Global Positioning System Receivers and Relativity (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Neil Ashby

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266845495 ISBN 13: 9780266845492

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Understanding how relativity shapes GPS timing and positioning—and how to correct for it.

This practical guide explains the main relativistic corrections used in GPS receivers. It emphasizes estimating the geometric range delay—the time signals take to travel from satellites to a user—in vacuum, and shows how to apply corrections in real-world receiver designs.

• Covers how pseudorange and phase timing contribute to solving for user position and clock offset.
• Explains the three key relativistic effects that matter for GPS, including how satellite and receiver clocks are adjusted.
• Provides concrete procedures for time tagging, receiver motion, and computing propagation delays in a consistent reference frame.
• Offers simple recipes and supporting derivations to help implement reliable GPS timing aligned with relativity.

Ideal for readers who want a clear, applied understanding of GPS relativity and its practical use in navigation and time transfer.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266845495
• ISBN 13: 9780266845492
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 58